Table 1.

Selected baseline characteristics and outcomes: all respondents and stratified based on levels of work ability

	Total (n = 2266)			Poor (n = 532)			Moderate (n = 865)			Good/excellent (n = 869)
	n	%	Mean (SD)	n	%	Mean (SD)	n	%	Mean (SD)	n	%	Mean (SD)
Baseline
Sex
Male	1033	45.6		241	45.3		387	44.7		405	46.6
Female	1233	54.4		291	54.7		478	55.3		464	53.4
Age	2266		47.9 (4.1)	532		48.1 (4.2)	865		48.0 (4.1)	869		47.6 (4.1)
40–44 years	548	24.2		127	23.9		198	22.9		223	25.7
45–49 years	826	36.5		176	33.1		315	36.4		335	38.6
50–54 years	892	39.4		229	43.0		352	40.7		311	35.8
Employment
Full-time	698	31.1		183	34.8		270	31.5		245	28.5
Part-time	1546	68.9		343	65.2		588	68.5		615	71.5
Missing	22			6			7			9
Outcomes
Disability pension
Yes	94	4.1		62	11.7		25	2.9		7	0.8
No	2172	95.9		470	88.3		870	97.1		862	99.2
Rehabilitation
Yes	471	20.8		195	36.7		181	20.9		95	10.9
No	1795	79.2		337	63.3		684	79.1		774	89.1
Death
Yes	29	1.3		14	2.6		12	1.4		3	0.3
No	2237	98.7		518	97.4		853	98.6		866	99.7
Days with sickness absence benefits in 2015 and 2016	2120		32.9 (88.6)			57.1 (114.7)			33.6 (90.2)			18.1 (62.4)
Days with unemployment benefits in 2015 and 2016	2120		18.0 (64.0)			43.0 (97.4)			12.1 (53.6)			9.1 (41.1)
Days in employment in 2015 and 2016	2120		67,246 (40,586)			52,440 (40,502)			69,536 (39,868)			73,664 (39,210)
Income from employment in euros in 2015 and 2016	2120		620.4 (225.5)			512.1 (293.5)			632.8 (210.5)			671.5 (164.7)

SD standard deviation